PREVIEW: Men’s Golf Host Valspar Collegiate Invitational Starting Monday

PALM CITY, Fla. – The University of Houston Men's Golf program will play host to one of the nation's premier events as competes at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational at Floridian National Golf Club, beginning Monday morning.

The Valspar Collegiate Invitational team field features five of the nation's Top-10 teams with each of the Top Three, eight of the Top 20 and 11 of the Top 25. Admission is FREE to, and all fans are invited to attend.

Schools will play 36 holes with a 7:30 a.m. (CDT) shotgun start Monday with the Final Round teeing off with a 7:30 a.m. (CDT) shotgun start Tuesday on the 7,114-yard, par-72 course.

Houston enters the Valspar Collegiate Invitational after winning their team title at their own All-American Intercollegiate by nine strokes at Golf Club of Houston on March 17-18. The Cougars opened that event with a score of 12-under par and never looked back in winning the 19^th team championship under Director of Golf Jonathan Dismuke

A year ago, Florida State captured the team championship with a score of 19-under 833 to win by four strokes over Vanderbilt. Luke Clanton (Florida State) earned medalist honors with a score of 14-under 199.

LIVE SCORING
Fans can follow live scoring from the Valspar Collegiate Invitational by clicking here.

ABOUT the COUGARS
Under Dismuke's leadership, Houston will be represented by junior Hudson Weibel, sophomore Chi Chun Chen, senior Jacob Borow, senior Wolfgang Glawe and senior Laurenz Schiergen.

This season, Weibel leads the Cougars with a 71.20 scoring average and is tied for second on the team with 10 rounds of par or lower, including a team-high six rounds in the 60s.. The Dallas native tied for sixth at the All-American Intercollegiate with a score of 214.

Borow stands second among the Cougars with a 71.87 average while Glawe is third on the team at 72.11. Chen leads the Cougars with 11 rounds of par or better,

TEAM FIELD
The Cougars will compete in a 17-team field featuring #1 Auburn, #2 Texas, #3 Arizona State, #7 Oklahoma, #8 North Carolina, #14 Florida State, #17 Duke, #19 Vanderbilt, #21 Texas Tech, #22 Tennessee, #23 Texas A&M, #31 South Florida, #41 Wake Forest, Ohio State, Augusta and Arkansas.

TEE TIMES
For Monday's First Round, Houston will compete in groups with student-athletes from Florida State, Auburn and Arkansas.

Chen begins the day in the first group off No. 9 at 7:30 a.m. (CST) Monday, with Weibel (second group off No. 9), Borow (first group off No. 10), Glawe (second group off No. 10) and Schiergen (No. 11) following.

Fans can find Valspar Collegiate Invitational complete pairings and tee times by clicking here.

UP NEXT
Following the All-American Intercollegiate, Houston hosts its final tournament of the season at the Valspar Collegiate Invitational, set for March 24-25 at Floridian National Golf Club in Palm City.

The Cougars then close their regular-season slate when they tee off at the Thunderbird Intercollegiate at Papago Golf Club in Tempe, Ariz., on April 11-12.

SUPPORT YOUR COOGS
Fans can make a direct impact on the success of Houston Men's Golf by supporting Linking Coogs – UH's NIL collective – and by joining Project 17, which provides financial support directly to Houston Men's Golf for needs beyond its operating budget.

STAY CONNECTED
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